Troy Trojans
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The Troy Trojans are the sports teams of Troy University. They began playing in the NCAA's Division I-A in 2001, became a football only member of the Sun Belt Conference in 2004, and joined that conference for all other sports in 2005. Troy University's athletics nickname was the Red Wave until the early 1970s, when the student body voted to change the name to Trojans.
Football
| First Season |
|---|
| 1930 |
| Team History |
| Troy Trojans (1973-present) |
| Conference |
| Sun Belt Conference (2004-present) |
| Venue |
| Veterans Memorial Stadium (1950-present) |
| Key People |
| Players • Coaches |
Programs by season
2010s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ||
| September 10 | at Clemson | Memorial Stadium |
Media guides and yearbooks by season
Media guides
| 2020s | 2021 |
|---|
Bowl media guides
| 2010s | 2010 GMAC Bowl |
|---|
| Troy Trojans football head coaches |
|---|
| Virgil McKinley (1909) • Dan Herren (1910) • George Penton (1911-12) • No team (1913-20) • J. W. Campbell (1921-23) • Ross V. Ford (1924) • Otis Bynum (1925-26) • Gladwin Gaumer (1927-28) • No team (1929) • No coach (1930) • Albert Elmore (1931-36) • Albert Choate (1937-42) • No team (1943-45) • Albert Choate (1946) • Fred McCollum (1947-50) • Jim Grantham (1951-54) • William Clipson (1955-65) • Billy Atkins (1966-71) • Tom Jones (1972-73) • Byrd Whigham (1974-75) • Charlie Bradshaw (1976-82) • Chan Gailey (1983-84) • Rick Rhoades (1985-87) • Robert Maddox (1988-90) • Larry Blakeney (1991-14) • Neal Brown (2015-18) • Chip Lindsey (2019-21) • Brandon Hall* (2021) • Jon Sumrall (2022-present)
*interim head coach |
